UCF vs. Liberty | UCF vs. Virginia Tech Sunday, Sept. 2 | 2 p.m. | UCF Soccer Complex Live Stats | UCFKnights.TV | Tickets |
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFKnights.com) - The UCF men’s soccer team continues their homestand with a pair of matchups this weekend hosting Liberty on Friday, Aug. 31st at 7 p.m. followed by a Sunday matinee with Virginia Tech on Sept. 2 at 2 p.m. at the UCF Soccer Complex.
Both matches will air on UCFKnights.TV and live stats will also be provided.
THE OPPONENTS
Liberty
- This is the first ever meeting between the Flames and the Knights.
- The Flames come into Friday’s matchup, 2-0 with a win on the road and at home.
- Liberty is coming off a 5-0 win against Virginia Military Institute.
- In 2017, Liberty went 10-6-1 overall with a 5-3 conference record in the ASUN.
Virginia Tech
- The series between the Hokies and the Knights sit at 1-2-1 in favor of the Hokies.
- In the last meeting between the two, UCF took a 4-2 win in Blacksburg, Va.
- This season, Virginia Tech is 2-0 with wins over Air Force and Gardner Webb.
- The Hokies head to South Florida on Friday before heading to the UCF Soccer Complex.
NOTES
- The Knights lead the nation and the American Athletic Conference in corner kicks per game with 11.
- Louis Perez is this week’s conference Offensive Player of the Week after his performance at Penn State registering a goal and an assist.
- UCF is seventh in Division I and leading The American in shots per game averaging 19.5 shots per contest.
- In the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll, the Knights are receiving votes.
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